PowerTalk : Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome in athletes: assessment and management

This Powertalk will address the increasingly commonly diagnosed condition of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) as a cause hip pain in athletes and active adults. It will provide an overview of common causes of hip pain, how to conduct an evidence-based and appropriate assessment and surgical and non-surgical treatment options for FAI syndrome.

• Gain an understanding of the clinical entities of hip and groin pain in athletes and active adults.
• Gain an understanding of common causes of hip pain in athletes and active adults.
• Gain an understanding of the definition and typical presentation of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.
• Be able to conduct a targeted and relevant subjective assessment of an athlete with hip pain
• Be able to screen for red flags in athletes with hip pain
• Be able to rule out other common causes of hip pain (especially lumbar spine and SIJ)
• Be able to use and interpret imaging appropriately in athletes with hip pain
• Understand which measures of physical impairment to use in athletes with hip pain
• Understand the risks and likely benefits of hip arthroscopy in athletes with hip pain
• Understand how to design and conduct an evidence-based and tailored physiotherapist-led treatment program for athletes with hip pain (including return to sport and physical activity).
• Be able to engage athletes with hip pain in the shared decision-making process with treatment decisions.
• Be able to recognise when physiotherapist-led treatment is not appropriate, and other treatments such as surgery may be necessary.

Kinesitherapeuten, sportkinesitherapeuten, manueel therapeuten, (sport)artsen,...

4 pt PQK

58€ excl btw

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